Apocynaceae
Silkrubber
Funtumia elastica
- Family
- Apocynaceae
- Genus
- Funtumia
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Common names
By language (5)
- Chinese
- 丝胶树
- English
- Silkrubber
- Japanese
- フンツミアエラスチカ
- Lingala
- Bolle
- Polish
- Tasiemcza sprężysta
Synonyms
- Kibatalia elastica Merr.
- Kickxia elastica Preuss
- Kixia elastica P.Preuss
Characteristics
- Growth habit
- Shrub, Tree
- Lifespan
- Perennial
- In the US and Canada
- Puerto Rico: introduced
Photos
Photo: Ji-Elle, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: Ji-Elle, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: Ji-Elle, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: Ji-Elle, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: Ji-Elle, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: Ji-Elle, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Wikimedia Commons
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Sources: classification, synonyms from World Flora Online Plant List (2026-06, CC0 1.0); common names, popularity from Wikidata (2026-10-26, CC0 1.0); common names, US characteristics from USDA PLANTS Database (2025-05-29, CC0 1.0). About our plant data.